DENVER (Nov. 8, 2010) Black Friday is still 18 days away, but the Dumb Friends League is offering adopters an early holiday deal that’s affordable, fluffy and cute. In celebration of 100 years, the League will continue to discount cat and dog adoption fees by $100 through November 30 at both shelter locations.
The special for kittens, adult cats, puppies and adult dogs will take place at the Quebec Street shelter in Denver and the Buddy Center in Castle Rock. Adult cats can be adopted at no cost and adopters can take home an adult dog for as little as $25. Adoption fees for kittens will only be $15 and the fees for puppies will be as low as $75.
Each pet’s adoption fee include includes a spay/neuter surgery, initial vaccinations, microchip ID implant, 15-day post-adoption health support and a free office visit with a participating veterinarian.
“We’re extending this special because we would rather see more pets in loving homes than in our shelters this holiday season,” said Bob Rohde, president and CEO. “We also want to encourage more people to adopt their next furry family member.”
As of today, there are nearly 1,000 pets in the Dumb Friends League’s care. The region’s largest animal welfare organization takes in more than 68 pets each day at their two shelter locations.
“Our goal with this special is to find homes for hundreds of pets in our care,” said Theresa Geary, vice president of operations. “The more animals we adopt, the more space we’ll have for other homeless pets looking for second chances at finding happiness.”
Although adoption fees will be waived and discounted, donations are appreciated. The Dumb Friends League is an independent, private, nonprofit organization that relies on donations. It spends approximately $300 on each homeless pet, including shelter and medical care.
In addition to sheltering and adopting homeless pets, the League offers other services for pets and people, including lost and found, foster care, behavior training, humane education, animal cruelty investigations and donor-subsidized spay/neuter surgeries for pets in underserved areas of metro Denver.
For more information on the Dumb Friends League and the adoption special, visit ddfl.org or call (303) 751-5772.
